{"id":10754,"date":"2019-06-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10754"},"modified":"2019-05-31T11:32:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:32:01","slug":"she-thought-her-home-is-where-the-heart-is-but-is-it-by-jo-knowles-mg-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10754","title":{"rendered":"She thought her home is WHERE THE HEART IS, but is it? by Jo Knowles (MG book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gotta get a job,
\nhelp with the bills\u2026
\nwhat a 13th birthday surprise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel and best friend Micah want to have a summer filled with lazy days at the lake, ice cream, and her little sister tagging along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But money troubles are piling up for Mom and Dad, so she gets a job caring for their new neighbors’ hobby farm animals<\/a>. Are they really raising that mean ol’ pig for bacon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too many things are changing – next year is eighth grade, the Townsends built their big new house on the best winter sledding hill, Micah wants to be her boyfriend\u2026 no crushes on boys for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does Cybil want to be more than a casual friend?
Will Mom and Dad ever stop fighting about money<\/a>?
Will Rachel’s pay as a farm helper be enough?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel’s summer seems more like a raging river of worries than their favorite calm lakeshore beach as she tries to navigate around so many new obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the first chapters here<\/a> free, courtesy of the publisher, to meet Rachel and family on her big birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is home really “where the heart is”?
**kmm <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: Where the Heart Is \/ Jo Knowles. Candlewick Press, 2019. [author site<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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